Rain reached the floodworks before the test began.
Tamsin read the new level beside yesterday’s return trace. It remained inside the planned range, but it was no longer yesterday’s level.
She left the source quiet.
“Spillway clear?”
The message went to the local operator. The reply identified the checked route and the current water band.
Only then did she place the reading on the active trial sheet.
Jian inspected the buffer halves and the new holding volume. The night crew’s report identified the replaced section and every altered joint. The unrelated completed checks remained completed. Today’s work concerned the path that had failed.
Sera verified the declared demand and stop values against the actual instruments.


